Page-12 of Current Affairs - July, 2019

Odisha renews effort to revive Gharial population

July 24, 2019

Odisha has renewed its effort to revive population of gharials in their natural habitat by releasing 5 reptiles, fitted with radio transmitters, into Satkosia gorge of Mahanadi which is the southernmost limit of gharials’ home range in India. About Gharial ..

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Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies submits Report

July 24, 2019

Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies headed by finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has submitted its report to the government. The committee set up by Centre has also proposed a draft bill ‘Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency ..

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CW Table Tennis Championships: India tops medal tally with 7 Gold

July 23, 2019

Host India made most of home’ advantage and grabbed all 7 gold medals in 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2019 which concluded at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. Key Highlights Winners of 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships: Indian ..

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Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2019: Keshav Dutt, Prasun Banerjee

July 23, 2019

Two-time Olympic gold medal winning Hockey Player Keshav Dutt and former India Football Captain Prasun Banerjee are selected for Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2019. Awards will be given away on annual celebration of Mohun Bagan Day (29 July). This is ..

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JATAN: special software for Digitization of Archaeological Museum

July 23, 2019

The Minister of State (I/c) of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel informed Lok Sabha about JATAN: Virtual Museum software. JATAN has been developed by Human Centres Design and Computing Group, C-DAC, Pune, Maharashtra. About JATAN JATAN is used ..

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NAM Ministerial Meeting held in Caracas, Venezuela

July 23, 2019

Ministerial meeting of Coordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Caracas, capital of Venezuela. Theme for 2019 Meet was- Promotion and Consolidation of Peace through Respect for International Law. Since 2016 Venezuela has held the presidency of NAM ..

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